The Kappe Environmental Engineering Laboratories have
experienced $2.0 million of improvements within the past seven
years, and now occupy 11,000 square feet of laboratory space
within Sackett Engineering Building. Major analytical equipment
that Dr. Cannon has brought into this facility include: three
Micromeritics 2000 Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry unit
with Density Functional Theory pore analysis software, an
Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (CSI- one of two labs nationally
to host), several Gas Chromatograph units, two automatic
titration units for monitoring surface charge, a
Thermogravimetric Analyzers, A Curie-point pyrolyzer (one of two
university labs nationally to host), and an advanced oxidation
system (Sonoperoxone), an Ozone Analyzer, several constant
temperature baths (Fisher-Scientific), a Sieve Shaker (CSC
Scientific 18480), a Mixer/Mill (Spex 8000), a thermal
reactivation furnace (Applied Test Systems 3210), a
nanofiltration membrane apparatus (Desal Membrane Products), a
ceramic cross-flow membrane apparatus (MSC Liquid Filtration
Corp), and several UV lamp advanced oxidant generation systems.
Additional
facilities that Dr. Cannon has access to in the Kappe labs include: two ion
chromatography units for monitoring perchlorate etc., a High
Pressure Liquid Chromatograph unit, Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer for metals analysis, a Liquid Scintillation
Counter, a Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, COD and anion analyzer
and spectrophotometer (Hach DR 2000 and COD Reactor), a Particle
Counter (Coulter PCA II), a number of pH meters, balances, and
UV-visible spectrophotometers, and several pilot scale
wastewater treatment modules.
The Environmental Engineering Laboratories are
supervised by Mr. Jerry Zimmerman, the full-time Laboratory Manager.